Howard Dean appalled by racist NRA ad, but admits a lot of Trump voters aren’t far-right nut cases with guns

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It’s remarkable to think that it was just three weeks ago that a Bernie Sanders volunteer who followed a number of Facebook groups with names like “Terminate the Republican Party”opened fire on the Republican congressional baseball team during morning practice. It’s remarkable because, in the weeks since that very real act of violence, politicians and […]

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Christopher Hayes wakes from nap, apparently unaware of long-standing ‘pure culture war’ against NRA

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It was only mid-February when Twitchy reported that the NRA had brought on Dana Loesch as an official spokesperson, which was welcome news to a lot of conservatives. As we said then, “Conservatives know their principles are sound, but we also know the frustration of watching a lot of conservative leaders flounder when it comes […]

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Nancy Pelosi’s daughter asks ‘gunners’: ‘Should we protect police by ending open carry?’

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No criminal charges will be filed against officers who were involved in the death of Tamir Rice, but there will be those using the shooting to take swipes at the NRA and 2nd Amendment supporters, as Nancy Pelosi’s daughter Christine demonstrated: Trending on Twitchy Samantha Power invites Syrian refugee family over for dinner and a […]

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ThinkProgress fully embraces ‘prayer shaming’ of politicians

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Twitchy first noticeda downright antagonism to the words“thoughts and prayers” after Sen. Ted Cruz offered his prayers to the victims and first responders at the Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado Springs. The backlash against prayer was so intense after today’s mass shooting in San Bernardino that The Atlantic was able to put together a piece […]

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‘No logical argument’ against Obama? Judd Apatow speculates why NRA didn’t attend president’s town hall

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President Obama had a town hall on guns last night which was broadcast on CNN. The NRA had been invited to be there, but declined: “40 Year Old Virgin” director Judd Apatow insists there’s a different reason the NRA didn’t want to be there: Is that so? The NRA certainly didn’t have to be there […]

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Someecards walloped for caption about NRA finding school shootings ‘adorable’ [pic]

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http://twitter.com/#!/BiasedGirl/status/466281887615684611 Humor site someecards.com recently tweeted out a compilation of what it deemed “WTF stock photos”: http://twitter.com/#!/someecards/status/466279307774398464 This one — captioned “Possible Use: NRA Magazine cover image for the featured story: “Who Says School Shootings Can’t Be Adorable?” — was listed at number five: http://twitter.com/#!/rachelveronica/status/466281485087936515 Someecards can be pretty clever. But this time, they missed the mark. By a mile. […]

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Conn. governor vows no gun permits to those on no-fly list

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Big gun-grabby news out of Connecticut this afternoon as Governor Dan Malloy announced that he’ll take executive action to prevent those in the “Constitution State” on “gov’t watch lists” from being able to purchase a gun: How he’ll accomplish this or when has yet to be determined. From the Hartford Courant: Malloy said discussions with […]

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UniteBlue prog gloriously mocked for defending Wendy Davis’ support of open carry

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Hey #uniteblue. @bcarrz just sold you out on gun control because she only cares about winning elections. Your move. — eric (@eriContrarian) February 6, 2014 Rut-roh … UniteBlue Texas’ Becky Carrizales is having a pretty rough day. Up until recently, Carrizales, who manages the progressive @UniteBlueTX Twitter account, didn’t have much to worry about. Lefties […]

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Gun ruling has Elizabeth Perkins thinking NRA controls 9th Circuit Court

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@Elizbethperkins You say that like it's a BAD thing. This is great news for CA gun owners. — BossyMcTweeta (@PoisonforDems) February 14, 2014 Gun control backers in California have been dealt a legal blow. Background from the Los Angeles Daily News: A divided federal appeals court has struck down California’s concealed weapons rules, saying they […]

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